Lesbians ask that both be on record as parents

Jan. 28, 2006

Written by

KAREN SUDOL
FREEHOLD BUREAU

A Monmouth County lesbian couple want both of their names listed as parents on the birth certificate of their unborn child conceived through artificial insemination.

Their request - the first such birth certificate challenge in Monmouth County - was denied Wednesday when Superior Court Judge Ronald Reisner dismissed the complaint because the child was not yet born. But the couple plans to file the request again when the baby is born, according to their lawyer Robin T. Wernik.

Having both names on the birth certificate would guarantee both 33-year-old Catherine M. O'Conor, the birth ...